Journalism was missing from the electoral debates. After the campaign for the 2023 legislative elections in our country, it seemed that a moderator was condemned to be the judge of times in a time trial of La Vuelta, or a silent specter, like the ghost of King Hamlet in his first appearance. For the next day, journalists had the job of the boxing referee: to raise the winner’s hand.
During the presidential debate in the United States, two experienced journalists from the network ABCDavid Muir and Lindsey Davis, renewed my faith in journalism. They showed that lies can be dismantled live. Of course, with a lot of work behind it, with a team of quick fact-checkers, another of documentarians and, of course, with the talent of the hosts. There were glorious moments, I prefer these three:
